SB 535 VA

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Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; required liability insurance coverage. Provides that the regulations of the Board of Health shall require purchasers of licensed nursing homes or certified nursing facilities with claims-made policies of liability insurance coverage to purchase an extended reporting endorsement of two years after the date of sale or to purchase liability insurance coverage with dates that begin two years prior to the date the existing owner's policies end.

• Mark D. Obenshain Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100781D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
4. Jan 30, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
5. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB535) · upper
6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with amendments (14-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 9, 2026 Education and Health Amendments agreed to · upper
13. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB535) · upper
16. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
17. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
18. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
19. Feb 16, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
20. Feb 19, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
21. Feb 19, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) · lower
23. Feb 26, 2026 Read second time · lower
24. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Feb 27, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
26. Feb 27, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
27. Feb 27, 2026 Passed House with amendment (95-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 3, 2026 House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · upper
30. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB535ER) · upper
31. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB535) · upper
32. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
36. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 505 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• House Amendment · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Health Professions Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Education and Health Amendment · HTML
• Education and Health Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML